tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post5716319212925142646..comments2024-03-14T13:27:04.152-04:00Comments on Another Old Movie Blog: EXTRA! Newspapers and the moviesJacqueline T. Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-86652604415692698432009-05-11T07:24:00.000-04:002009-05-11T07:24:00.000-04:00Welcome, Anuradha, and thank you for joining us. ...Welcome, Anuradha, and thank you for joining us. That's funny, the first scene showing running printing presses to forewarn us of the plot. I guess we've become conditioned to these movie clues, and the directors of these old movies knew that.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-23226966779515576202009-05-11T06:11:00.000-04:002009-05-11T06:11:00.000-04:00I remember, the first scene in many of the old Hin...I remember, the first scene in many of the old Hindi movies used to be of the running printing presses. You would know either of these is possible:<br /><br />-someone died<br />-someone is missing<br />-a big business merger happenedannucool15https://www.blogger.com/profile/15277364271322867834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-82705788196890163502009-05-07T14:31:00.000-04:002009-05-07T14:31:00.000-04:00Hi, John. I admit, I love headlines. Besides mov...Hi, John. I admit, I love headlines. Besides moving the plot along, and occasionally providing shock or humor, they reflect a world where most small towns had at least a weekly, and most larger towns had a daily, and small cities had at least one morning and one afternoon paper. Newspapers created an historical record, while being a huge showcase of pop culture at the time.Jacqueline T. Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047941886908178350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7092350404895325373.post-11078201935666841302009-05-07T12:45:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:45:00.000-04:00That is a moment in so many classic films-- headli...That is a moment in so many classic films-- headlines, presses, etc. In addition to the ones you mentioned, I always think of one my personal favorites, "Theodora Goes Wild," with the great Irene Dunne & Thomas Mitchell as the local newspaper editor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.com